Hi All,
Got a friend who's looking at buying a tacoma (hopefully) soon. He's still torn between an early 2000's or one of the newer generation, but either way it will be a quad cab. Any advice or links to threads welcome, but I did have 2 questions:

Does anyone know of a guide like slee has on his website for purchasing cruisers, but for tacomas? Like what to watch out for, things to check, etc?

Any south-siders have a recommendation on a shop/mechanic/dealership that's familiar with tacoma's that could do a pre-purchase inspection? (After spending many thousands of dollars on my cruiser in the first year I have determined I am not sufficient for that task )

I was in the same boat last year before we bought our 2004 Double Cab. I didn't have my mind made up between the 2 styles. I liked the looks and size of the 2001-2004 Tacoma DCabs, but they don't come with a manual trans like the later models. The later models are bigger and have some extra power in addition to the manual trans option. I sacrificed the manual trans for the better looks of the 2001-2004 and the smaller size. I personally don't like the looks of the 2005-2010 and they seemed huge in comparison.